Wheel-plow



(No Model.)

D. R. DODGE. yWHEEL PLOW.

Patented May 29,1883..

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DANIEL n. DODGE, oF nimes,- MICHIGAN.

WHEEL-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part 4of Letters :Patent No. 278,519, dated May 29, 1883.

Application filed March 1i, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may `concern Be it known thatI, DANIEL R. DODGE, aciti# zen oi the United States of America, residing at Niles, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheel-Plows; and I do A hereby declare'the following to be a full, clear,

and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertaius to make'and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to sulky gangplows, its object being to provide adjustments for the several plows of an implementof this class, wherebythe depth and distance apart of furrows canbe easily regulated at will, arid the implement can be placed readily in` condition for working the field or traveling upon a road with the plows clearof the ground.

Theinvention consists in certain novel conf structions and combinations of devices, which `having the plow B .attached thereto in the e cross-bar C and h is a brace bar, extending will be hereinafter particularly described, and pointed out in the claims. l

In-the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sulky gan g-plow constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on a plane between the drivers seat and rear plowbeam. Fig. 3 is aperspective view, illustrating the devices for raising and lowering thefront end ofthe rear plow-beam and adjusting the same laterally.

The letter A indicates the front plow-beam,

usual manner. From the side of this beam corresponding to the landside of the plowprojects a cylindricalcrossbar, C, upon the outer end of which is a sleeve, D, from which eX- tends rearwardly an arm, d, carrying the spindle. upon whichis mounted the traveling wheel W. From the inner end of the sleeve D projects a handle, e, upon one side of which is arranged a sliding latch adapted to engage with a toothed segment xed upon the crossbar C. YBy adjusting this handle forward or rearward it will be seen that the outer end of the cross-bar (l will be correspondingly raised or lowered for leveling the implement.

G is Y the drivers seat, supported on the between said cross-bar and the front of the front plow-beam.

Upon the cylindrical cross-bar C, between `the drivers seat and the front plowfbeam, is arranged asleeve, I, which lnay be" :adjusted longitudinally and held in place by means of a pin, i, which passes through diametricallyopposite apertures in the sleeve and either of a series ot' holes, z", through the bar (l. From the opposite ends ot' the sleeve I project short arms 7c, between the outer extremtiesot' which is pivoted the double-grooved pulley K, from one side ot' which projects a handle-lever, L, provided` with a sliding latch, Z, to engage a portion v toothed segment, l', fixed upon one ot' the arms 7c.

A designates the rear plow-beam, to the front end of which is secured a plate, M, having a vertical slot, m, which embraces the pivot-pinof the double pulley K.

To ,the periphery of one sheave ofthe double pulleyis secu'red a cord, n, which passes partly around said sheave, and has its outer en d secured to the lower end ot' the slotted plate M: 'lo the otherV sheave of the double pulley is similarly attached a cord, n', which passes upe ward partly around the sheave, and has its outer end attached to the upper end ot' said slotted plate M. lt will be seen that by adjusting the handle-lever L either forward or rearward the front end of the rear plow-beam will be correspondingly raised or lowered through the pulley and `its cord acting upon the plate M, which is guided and held by the j pivot-pin, which passes through its slot.

.,'To the rear end of each ofthe plow-beams is secured a slotted hanger, O, and upon one side of thisslotted hanger is arranged a sliding bar, P, from; the lower end of which a spindle projects throughthc slot in the hanger, and has mounted upon it a plow-wheel, w. From the bar P'projects a pin, p, upon which is mounted a double pulley, Q, having a radially-projecting handle-arm, q.

,'lo the upper portion of the periphery of one of the sheaves ofthe double pulley Q is secured a cord, r, which passes downward partially around the sheave, and has its lower end attached to the lower end ofthe hanger O. To the lowerportion ofthe periphery ofthe other sheave'ot' the pulley is secured one end of a cord, r', which passes upward partially around the sheave, and has its outer end secured to farther from that formed bythe front plow,

the rear end of the plow-beam. Upon the top of the rear end of the plow-beam is Afixed a bracket, S, upon one side of which is eccentrically pivotedY a circular plate, s, a portion of the periphery of l.which fits in a segmental notch formed in the top of the bar P. It will now be observed that by turning the handlearm q forward or rearward the sliding bar P and connected wheel wwill be raised or lowered. by means of the pulley'Q and its cords,

according to the direction which the arm q is moved, and the eccentric swill adjust itself correspondingly to the rise and fall of the bar P, and serves as an adjustable stop to prevent the upper end of said bar from moving either forward or rearward. adjustable bar P and its connected devices is to regulate the depth ot' cut of the plow, and they are also used in conneotion'with the adjusting devices at the forward end of the beam for raising the plow clear ofthe ground. v

The letter T designates the draft-beam, the rear end of which is pivotally connected to the front plow-beam about midway its length, and upon this draft-beam is fixed a bracket, t, carrying a toothed segment, t', and having` a projecting pin, t2, upon which is mounted a grooved pulley, t3, having a projecting handle-arm, t4, provided with a sliding latch, t5, arranged 'to engage the teeth of the segment t. To the upper portion of the periphery of the pulley t3 is secured one end of a cord, 1', which passes downward partially around the pulley, and has its lower en'd secured to the front portion of the front plow-beam. By moving the handle-arm t4 forward or rearward the front end ofthe front plow-beam maybe either raised or lowered, as desired, the latch t5 holding it in position as adj usted.

From the rear end of the front plow-beam an arm, y, projects inwardly, and upon this arm is arranged a sliding plate, y', slotted `longitudinally and adjustably secured tothe arm by means of a set-screw, y2, which passes through the slot in the plate and a screw-hole in the arm. To the inner end of the sliding plate is secured a hook, g3, which takes over and embraces the rear plow-beam, the object of this hook being to prevent the plow-beam from swinging laterally andcause the furrow formed by thek plow to be always parallel with that made by the forward plow. 1n orderfto adjust the rear plow-beam so that the furrow formed by its plow may be either closer to or The main object of thev it is only necessary to loosen the screw y2, so that the plate y may slide, and then remove the pin t', which secures the' sleeve 1 to the cross-bar C. The sleeve may be then moved in a desired direction, and again secured by inserting the pin in a fresh hole in the crossbar. The sliding plate y' is then properly adjusted, so that the hook g3 will hold the rear plow-beam straight.

' Having now fully described the construction and operation ot' my invention, what I claim is l. rlhe combination, with the front plowbeam, A, the projecting cross-bar G, and the rear plow-beam, ofthe adjustable sleeve I, connected with the front end of the rear plowbeam, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the front plowbeam and rear plow-beam and cross-bar C, of the adjustable sliding sleeve I, connected with the frontend of the rear plow-beam, and the adjustable hook 3/3, embracing said rear plowbeam, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the cross-bar O and the adjustable sliding sleeve I, having rearwardly-projecting arms, of the double pulley mounted between said arms, the slotted plate secured to the front end of the rear plowbeam and embracing the pivot-pin of the pulley, the cords secured to said pulley, and the upper and lower ends, respectively, of the slotted plate, and suitable means for adjusting said pulley, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with the plow-beam, of the slotted hanger O, the sliding bar P, carrying a spindle projecting through the slot of said hanger, and having the plow-wheel fw mounted thereon, the double pulley mounted on said sliding bar P, the cords secured to said pulley and to thelower end of the hanger and to the rear end of the plow-beam, respectively, and suitable means for operating said pulley, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with the sliding bar P, having the segmental notch in its upper end,

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of the loosely-pivoted eccentric s, substantially DANIEL R. DODGE.

Witnesses H. METCALF, GEO. S. GLAPP. 

